Welcome!
The Health and Nutrition Services Division is committed to enhancing the health and wellbeing of Arizona’s children and adults by providing access to a variety of federally funded programs.
School Nutrition Programs
School Nutrition Programs is here to safeguard the health and well-being of the nation’s children by establishing good eating habits and providing adequate food for the children.
Learn more about the various programs and their requirements by visiting the
National School Lunch Program webpage.
School Nutrition Programs COVID-19 Resource Page – New!
Community Nutrition Programs
USDA Foods and DoD Fresh
- The USDA Foods Program distributes domestic wholesome foods such as grains, fruits, vegetables and proteins to support school meals that meet USDA regulations.
- The DoD Fresh Program makes a wide variety of fresh fruits and vegetables accessible to schools to be incorporated into salad bars, recipes and the daily menu.
Arizona Farm to Child Nutrition Programs
Arizona Farm to Child Nutrition Programs work to ensure children of all ages have access to fresh, healthy and locally grown food. Through the use of intensive nutrition and agriculture education farm to school and/or farm to early care education activities engage students in learning where their food comes from, which has been shown to encourage the consumption of fresh and healthy foods.
